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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 29

RETURN of the Number of Births, with the Actual Mortality of Males and Females, and the Proportion of Deaths to Population, in the undermentioned Boroughs, during the Month of February, 1905.

• At the census taken in March, 1901, the population of Invercargill and suburbs was 10,637 persons.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 28th March, 1905.

E. J. von DADELSZEN,
Registrar-General.

Result of an Election under “The Government Railways Superannuation Fund Act, 1902.”

New Zealand Government Railways,
Head Office, Wellington, 18th March, 1905.

THE following is the result of the second ordinary election of the elective members of the Government Railways Superannuation Fund Board, constituted under “The Government Railways Superannuation Fund Act, 1902” :-

NORTH ISLAND.
First Division.

Brownlee, George .. .. .. 351
Bowles, Walter .. .. .. 310
Informal .. .. .. 2

MIDDLE ISLAND.
First Division.

Graham, Andrew .. .. .. 280
Fraser, John .. .. .. 127
Brebner, Thomas Walter .. .. 113
Couch, Peter .. .. .. 95
Kerr, James .. .. .. 51
Informal .. .. .. 6

Second Division.

Nolan, Patrick Edward .. .. 1708
Pepper, William .. .. .. 1660
Wilson, William Thomas .. .. 1520
Thomas, Mathias .. .. .. 1095
Dawson, John .. .. .. 1093
Hall, Thomas .. .. .. 980
Cherrie, John Cleland .. .. 883
Holmes, Charles Edward .. .. 880
Sellars, George .. .. .. 725
Donaldson, James Walker .. .. 529
Morrison, William .. .. .. 516
Patterson, Earland James .. .. 393
Informal .. .. .. 275

I hereby declare the following duly elected to act as members of the Government Railways Superannuation Fund Board :-

Brownlee, George, Representative of First Division, North Island.
Graham, Andrew, Representative of First Division, Middle Island.
Nolan, Patrick Edward; Pepper, William; Wilson, William Thomas: Representatives of Second Division.

R. W. McVILLY,
Returning Officer.

“Conscience Money” received.

The Treasury,
Wellington, 28th March, 1905.

THE Colonial Treasurer directs me to acknowledge the receipt of a five-pound note, forwarded anonymously from Invercargill, “to be paid into Public Account.”

JAS. B. HEYWOOD,
Receiver-General.

CROWN LANDS NOTICES.

Lands in Seddon Township, Marlborough Land District, open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Blenheim, 28th March, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undermentioned lands will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, at this office, on Wednesday, the 31st day of May, 1905, under the provisions of “The Land for Settlements Consolidation Act, 1900,” and amendments.

If more than one application is received for the same section on the same day, the order of selection shall be decided by ballot.

SCHEDULE.

MARLBOROUGH LAND DISTRICT.—STARBOROUGH SETTLEMENT.—SEDON TOWNSHIP.

HENRY TRENT,
Commissioner of Crown Lands.

Village-homestead Allotments in Southland Land District open for Selection on Lease in Perpetuity.

District Lands and Survey Office,
Invercargill, 20th March, 1905.

NOTICE is hereby given that the village-homestead allotments enumerated in the Schedule hereto will be open for selection on lease in perpetuity, under the provisions of “The Land Act, 1892,” and “The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903,” on and after Wednesday, the 31st day of May, 1905.

For the purposes of “The Bush and Swamp Crown Lands Settlement Act, 1903,” the lands enumerated in the said Schedule are classed as “light-bush land.”

No general rate shall be levied or collected by any local authority from the said lands for the period of three years from the date from which in each case respectively such lands are disposed of, and no local authority shall have power to levy or collect any such rate from such lands during such period.

After the first half-year’s rent has been paid by the selector the further instalments of rent payable by him for a period